La Puerta (Durango)
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So you will learn about this incredible town of 193 inhabitants of Durango.
The town of La Puerta (Durango) belongs to the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo. There are 193 inhabitants and it is 2,086 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #30 in terms of number of inhabitants.
Data: In La Puerta, 32% of the population over 12 years is single and 0% of the households have Internet connection. More statistics at the bottom of this page.
The town of La Puerta is located at 43.2 kilometers from El Salto, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of La Puerta.
#1 Where is La Puerta? How to go? Map
Online map of La Puerta (Durango) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.
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#2 The population of La Puerta (Durango) is 193 inhabitants
| Year | Female Inhabitants | Male inhabitants | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85 | 108 | 193 |
| 2010 | 88 | 112 | 200 |
| 2005 | 212 | 217 | 429 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fertility rate (children per woman): | 4 | 6.25 |
| Population coming from outside the State of Durango: | 0.00% | 4.00% |
| Illiterate population: | 3.63% | 6.50% |
| Illiterate population (men): | 1.55% | 6.25% |
| Illiterate population (women): | 2.07% | 6.82% |
| Schooling level: | 7.57 | 6.08 |
| Schooling level (men): | 7.38 | 5.99 |
| Schooling level (women): | 7.77 | 6.21 |
| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of indigenous population: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage speaking an indigenous language: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
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| 2020 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| Employed population over 12 years: | 45.08% | 15.50% |
| Employed population over 12 years (men): | 52.78% | 25.00% |
| Employed population over 12 years (women): | 35.29% | 3.41% |
| Number of inhabited private housings: | 46 | 109 |
| Homes with electricity: | 97.83% | 82.05% |
| Homes with piped water: | 97.83% | 92.31% |
| Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities: | 47.83% | 87.18% |
| Homes with a radio: | 76.09% | 43.59% |
| Homes with a television: | 86.96% | 74.36% |
| Homes with a refrigerator: | 45.65% | 30.77% |
| Homes with a washing machine: | 8.70% | 12.82% |
| Homes with a car: | 13.04% | 20.51% |
| Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with landline telephone: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Homes with cell phones: | 82.61% | 25.64% |
| Homes with Internet: | 0.00% | 0.00% |
#3 Satellite photo of La Puerta
With the satellite map of La Puerta will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo. Get free live access to satellite views of 2024 of La Puerta.
#4 Hotels and Accommodation near La Puerta
It seems that there are no accommodations in the town of La Puerta, but we have a record of the closest hotels and motels to La Puerta so you can contact them:- JOYAS DE COSCOMATE: 16 km away, direction Southwest (11 minutes by car)
- PUENTECILLAS: 53 km away, direction North (38 minutes by car)
- LA PIRAMIDE: 54 km away, direction Northwest (45 minutes by car)
- CABAÑAS LA CASITA: 63 km away, direction North (43 minutes by car)
#5 What to do in La Puerta
A weekend in La Puerta and looking for tourist attractions? Tourism in La Puerta and surroundings to find the best destinations.Las mejores montes de La Puerta para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:
- Cerro El Calvario (1504 meters): 2.7 km walk (56 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Mesa Redonda (2301 meters): 4.7 km walk (70 minutes), heading Southwest.
- Cerro Buenavista (1685 meters): 16.2 km walk (336 minutes), heading Southeast.
- Cerro El Quiote (1584 meters): 14.2 km walk (212 minutes), heading Southeast.
- El Coscomate (13 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the East (1 minutes by car)
- La Puertita (23 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the South (2 minutes by car)
- La Joya (22 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (3 minutes by car)
- Pueblo Nuevo (Pueblo de Caña) (335 inhabitants): Located 3 km to the East (3 minutes by car)
#6 Population pyramid of La Puerta (Durango)
In La Puerta there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of La Puerta, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.
| Age range | Number of women | Number of men | Total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infants (0-5 years) | 12 | 17 | 29 |
| Youth (6-14 years) | 13 | 30 | 43 |
| Adults (15-59 years) | 49 | 50 | 99 |
| Elderly (60+ years) | 11 | 11 | 22 |
#7 Pictures of La Puerta
Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of La Puerta? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like La Puerta.
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#8 The Postal Code of La Puerta (Durango) is 34960
Do you want to know the Postal Code of La Puerta so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 34960. The first two digits of the ZIP code of La Puerta ("34") correspond to the State of Durango, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.
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#10 Schools in La Puerta
>>> Map with all the towns inside the municipality of Pueblo Nuevo
#11 Other towns in the Municipality of Pueblo Nuevo
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- Centro Trutícola La Victoria (- inhabitants)
- De Chavarría El Carrizo (14 inhabitants)
- El Oso (30 inhabitants)
- El Perón (- inhabitants)
- El Provincial (14 inhabitants)
- De Lajas ElTrerrero (- inhabitants)
- La Ermita (42 inhabitants)
- De Lajas La Laguna (147 inhabitants)
- La Mesa de la Sierrita (6 inhabitants)
- La Tecolota (- inhabitants)
- De Sarcillos La Ventana (111 inhabitants)
- De las Negras La Yerbabuena (- inhabitants)
- De Milpillas Las Higueras (16 inhabitants)
- Las Rusias (- inhabitants)